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Compulsively readable, Dolly Alderton's EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT LOVE is a hit for a reason. This reads like the stories and advice your much cooler older cousin treats you with while she smudges on eyeliner and sneaks out the window at a family function. A love letter to female friendship and to the messiness of your twenties meant this was exactly the sort of book I wanted to read this summer at 24. Bonus points to me for just spending the past year in the UK and appreicating all the nuances of the Britishisms that I would argue define the magic of this memoir. An example I will turn to when I need to demonstrate the power of a personal narrative and the voice that can come through with a talented author. Such fun!

p.s. this MIGHT be the instruction manual for a proper brat girl summer.

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4.25

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let me tell you, reading this at 18 was a surreal experience.
i fully expected not to like this book, for the simple reason that dolly's life is utterly unrelatable to me. i'm not a social butterfly, i'm not a millenial, i'm socially awkward. but maybe that's the exact reason why i soaked up her insights and advice like a sponge. insights about things i've never experienced.

and though dolly and i don't even share the same generation, i could relate to a lot of her fears—losing friends through growing up/apart, the fear of getting older and not being where you expected to be, and the feeling of slowly running out of time.

everything i know about love gave me extreme fomo, but at the same time also eased some of my other fears and worries about life. i loved dolly's takes on therapy and (female) friendships and platonic love.

will definitely re-read in a few years.

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4.5

I read this book over 4mo as I read other things and that is so the way to do it. Taking time to go through Alderton’s life slowly is worth it. Don’t rush it.
Also, I’ve seen this book advertised in the “self-help” genre or as a “twenties bible” and it is definitely a memoir. Ofc you can gain a lot from the lesson she has learned, but don’t go into it expecting it to tell you what to do with your own life.
I enjoyed the journey a lot and fell in love with her causal writing style.
Great book.

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5.0

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4.75

This book is a warm hug. The best part is when I put it down, it reminds me of how important and powerful my friendships with women are. Dolly’s romanticism of that kind of love is so special, and makes me love my life more.

One thing I found interesting is that in the beginning, I was kind of annoyed with Dolly. That felt so weird after having seen her speak and following her on social media and absolutely loving her personality. But then as the book goes on, we see that she actually works on herself and grows. It’s amazing to see that someone I think is so cool and would love to be friends with is that way because she worked on herself.

I love you dolly till the end of time 🤍 you are everything

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5.0

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